ASJ 09, 245 21

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102297

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102297.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
x ga6-ga2
[n] 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ninda ga6-ga2
[n] 7(disz) gurusz in-bul5-bul5 ga6-ga2
[n] 1(disz) gurusz mun-gazi ga6-ga2
[n] 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz ma2-a gi du3-a
1(u) 1(disz) gurusz ma2 zi3-da an-na? i3 ku6-ta
ka i7-da gurusz-gin7-du-sze3 <gid2-da> u3 ma2 bala ak
umma-ta gu2#? x-sze3 nig2-gu2-na bala ga6-ga2
x-x-la
kiszib3# lu2-kal-la
mu szu-suen lugal
lu2#-kal#-[la]
dub-[sar]
dumu# ur-e11-[e szusz3]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 09, 245 21. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y1 — Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (P102297) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102297..

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